BUZZ - U.S. chip-related stocks rise, bolstered by a positive outlook for artificial intelligence demand

October 21 - ** Boosted by strong earnings reports from SpaceX SPCX.O and Super Micro SMCI.O, shares of U.S. chip-related companies rose in premarket trading

** SMCI expects (link) first-quarter revenue and profit margins to exceed expectations, while SpaceX's third-quarter revenue also saw significant growth (link), indicating rising demand for artificial intelligence

** Needham stated: "This momentum is expected to be driven by the mass production of next-gen AI systems"

** Chip giant NVIDIA NVDA.O rose 1.9%, while peer Advanced Micro Devices AMD.O gained 2%

** Marvell MRVL.O, Applied Materials AMAT.O, and Intel INTC.O posted gains between 2.1% and 2.5%

** Credo Technology CRDO.O jumped 7.1%, being one of the biggest gainers

** Memory chip maker Micron MU.O was up 3%, while data storage companies Western Digital WDC.O, SanDisk SNDK.O, and Seagate Technology STX.O rose between 3.5% and 3.9%

** This rally followed last week's sharp sell-off, which was driven by rising U.S. Treasury yields and concerns over Federal Reserve rate hikes, prompting worries about higher borrowing costs and a potential dampening of AI infrastructure spending

** As of the close of the previous trading session, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index .SOX had gained nearly 60% year-to-date

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